Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Upper Fox Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Fox Hollow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Upper Fox Hollow

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Upper Fox Hollow:
  • 39.964782, -83.858264
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Upper Fox Hollow

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Clark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
  • Since Upper Fox Hollow is near Champaign County and also Miami County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Upper Fox Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper Fox Hollow ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Durbin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Durbin is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
• Eagle City
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eagle City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
• Glen Echo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Echo is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo
• Greenlawn Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
• Home Orchards
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Home Orchards is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Orchards
• Limestone City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Limestone City is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
• Miracle Mile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Miracle Mile is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Mile
• Olympic Hills
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Olympic Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hills
• Owl Town ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Owl Town is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
• Riceville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Riceville is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
• Rock Way
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rock Way is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Way
• Spunky Puddle ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spunky Puddle is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spunky Puddle
• Sunnyland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sunnyland is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
• Walnut Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Upper Fox Hollow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Upper Fox Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Upper Fox Hollow and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Clark County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Upper Fox Hollow to Columbus, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,854 miles [11,030.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,730 miles [7,612.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'